0.23.1 use output path specified if any

12 files changed, 168 insertions, 170 deletions

diff --git a/org/default_paths.org b/org/default_paths.org
index 99da708..f40ebdf 100644
--- a/org/default_paths.org
+++ b/org/default_paths.org
@@ -298,25 +298,25 @@ template SiSUpathsSRC() {
         return "sisudoc";
       }
       auto media_root() {
-        return doc_root.chainPath("media").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(doc_root.chainPath("media")).array;
       }
       auto conf_root() {
-        return doc_root.chainPath("conf").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(doc_root.chainPath("conf")).array;
       }
       auto text_root() {
-        return media_root.chainPath("text").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(media_root.chainPath("text")).array;
       }
       auto image_root() {
-        return media_root.chainPath("image").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(media_root.chainPath("image")).array;
       }
       auto doc_src_fn_with_path_for_text_root_and_lng() {
-        return text_root.chainPath(language).array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(text_root.chainPath(language)).array;
       }
       auto doc_src_with_relative_path() {
-        return pwd.chainPath(_fn_src_and_relative_path).array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(pwd.chainPath(_fn_src_and_relative_path)).array;
       }
       auto doc_src_fn() {
-        return _fn_src_and_relative_path.baseName.array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(_fn_src_and_relative_path.baseName).array;
       }
     }
     return SisuSrcPaths();
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ template SiSUpathsSisupods() {
       }
       auto pod_root(string fn_src) {
         auto pth_1_ = "";
-        auto pth_2_ = base(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath("").array; // "sisudoc"
+        auto pth_2_ = asNormalizedPath(base(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath("")).array; // "sisudoc"
         struct _pods {
           auto zpod() {
             return pth_1_;
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ template SiSUpathsSisupods() {
       auto conf_root(string fn_src) {
         auto pod_root_ = pod_root(fn_src);
         auto pth_1_ = "conf";
-        auto pth_2_ = pod_root(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath("conf").array;
+        auto pth_2_ = asNormalizedPath(pod_root(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath("conf")).array;
         struct _pods {
           auto zpod() {
             return pth_1_;
@@ -475,8 +475,8 @@ template SiSUpathsSisupods() {
       }
       auto css(string fn_src) {
         auto pod_root_ = pod_root(fn_src);
-        auto pth_1_ = conf_root(fn_src).zpod.chainPath("css").array;
-        auto pth_2_ = conf_root(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath("css").array;
+        auto pth_1_ = asNormalizedPath(conf_root(fn_src).zpod.chainPath("css")).array;
+        auto pth_2_ = asNormalizedPath(conf_root(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath("css")).array;
         struct _pods {
           auto zpod() {
             return pth_1_;
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ template SiSUpathsSisupods() {
       auto media_root(string fn_src) {
         auto pod_root_ = pod_root(fn_src);
         auto pth_1_ = "media";
-        auto pth_2_ = pod_root(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath("media").array;
+        auto pth_2_ = asNormalizedPath(pod_root(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath("media")).array;
         struct _pods {
           auto zpod() {
             return pth_1_;
@@ -505,8 +505,8 @@ template SiSUpathsSisupods() {
       }
       auto text_root(string fn_src) {
         auto pod_root_ = pod_root(fn_src);
-        auto pth_1_ = media_root(fn_src).zpod.chainPath("text").array;
-        auto pth_2_ = media_root(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath("text").array;
+        auto pth_1_ = asNormalizedPath(media_root(fn_src).zpod.chainPath("text")).array;
+        auto pth_2_ = asNormalizedPath(media_root(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath("text")).array;
         struct _pods {
           auto zpod() {
             return pth_1_;
@@ -535,8 +535,8 @@ template SiSUpathsSisupods() {
       }
       auto doc_lng(string fn_src, string lng) {
         auto pod_root_ = pod_root(fn_src);
-        auto pth_1_ = text_root(fn_src).zpod.chainPath(lng).array;
-        auto pth_2_ = text_root(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath(lng).array;
+        auto pth_1_ = asNormalizedPath(text_root(fn_src).zpod.chainPath(lng)).array;
+        auto pth_2_ = asNormalizedPath(text_root(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath(lng)).array;
         struct _pods {
           auto zpod() {
             return pth_1_;
@@ -550,8 +550,8 @@ template SiSUpathsSisupods() {
       }
       auto image_root(string fn_src) {
         auto pod_root_ = pod_root(fn_src);
-        auto pth_1_ = media_root(fn_src).zpod.chainPath("image").array;
-        auto pth_2_ = media_root(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath("image").array;
+        auto pth_1_ = asNormalizedPath(media_root(fn_src).zpod.chainPath("image")).array;
+        auto pth_2_ = asNormalizedPath(media_root(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath("image")).array;
         struct _pods {
           auto zpod() {
             return pth_1_;
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ template SiSUpathsSisupods() {
         auto pod_root_ = pod_root(fn_src);
         auto _manifest = PodManifest!()(fn_src).pod_manifest_filename;
         auto pth_1_ = _manifest;
-        auto pth_2_ = pod_root(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath(_manifest).array;
+        auto pth_2_ = asNormalizedPath(pod_root(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath(_manifest)).array;
         struct _pods {
           auto zpod() {
             return pth_1_;
@@ -581,8 +581,8 @@ template SiSUpathsSisupods() {
       }
       auto fn_doc(string fn_src, string lng) {
         auto pod_root_ = pod_root(fn_src);
-        auto pth_1_ = doc_lng(fn_src, lng).zpod.chainPath(fn_src.baseName).array;
-        auto pth_2_ = doc_lng(fn_src, lng).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath(fn_src.baseName).array;
+        auto pth_1_ = asNormalizedPath(doc_lng(fn_src, lng).zpod.chainPath(fn_src.baseName)).array;
+        auto pth_2_ = asNormalizedPath(doc_lng(fn_src, lng).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath(fn_src.baseName)).array;
         struct _pods {
           auto zpod() {
             return pth_1_;
@@ -596,8 +596,8 @@ template SiSUpathsSisupods() {
       }
       auto fn_doc_insert(string fn_src, string fn_insert, string lng) {
         auto pod_root_ = pod_root(fn_src);
-        auto pth_1_ = doc_lng(fn_src, lng).zpod.chainPath(fn_insert.baseName).array;
-        auto pth_2_ = doc_lng(fn_src, lng).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath(fn_insert.baseName).array;
+        auto pth_1_ = asNormalizedPath(doc_lng(fn_src, lng).zpod.chainPath(fn_insert.baseName)).array;
+        auto pth_2_ = asNormalizedPath(doc_lng(fn_src, lng).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath(fn_insert.baseName)).array;
         struct _pods {
           auto zpod() {
             return pth_1_;
@@ -639,16 +639,22 @@ import sdp.meta.rgx;
 #+name: template_paths_out
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
 template SiSUoutPaths() {
-  auto SiSUoutPaths(Ps,Lng)(
-    Ps  src_pth_info,
+  auto SiSUoutPaths(Po,Lng)(
+    Po  output_pth_root,
     Lng lng,
   ) {
     struct _PathsStruct {
       string output_root() {
-        return "sisugen";
+        string out_root_;
+        if (output_pth_root.length > 0) {
+          out_root_ = output_pth_root;
+        } else {
+          out_root_ = "sisugen";
+        }
+        return out_root_;
       }
       string output_base() {
-        return output_root.chainPath(lng).array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(output_root.chainPath(lng)).array;
       }
     }
     return _PathsStruct();
@@ -663,11 +669,11 @@ template SiSUoutPaths() {
 template SiSUpathsHTML() {
   mixin SiSUrgxInit;
   static auto rgx = Rgx();
-  auto SiSUpathsHTML(Ps,Lng)(
-    Ps  src_pth_info,
+  auto SiSUpathsHTML(Po,Lng)(
+    Po  output_pth_root,
     Lng lng,
   ) {
-    auto out_pth = SiSUoutPaths!()(src_pth_info, lng);
+    auto out_pth = SiSUoutPaths!()(output_pth_root, lng);
     string base_dir = "html";
     string suffix = ".html";
     struct _PathsStruct {
@@ -675,28 +681,28 @@ template SiSUpathsHTML() {
         return fn_src.baseName.stripExtension;
       }
       string base() {
-        return (out_pth.output_base).chainPath(base_dir).array;
+        return asNormalizedPath((out_pth.output_base).chainPath(base_dir)).array;
       }
       string image() {
-        return (out_pth.output_root).chainPath("image").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath((out_pth.output_root).chainPath("image")).array;
       }
       string css() {
-        return (out_pth.output_root).chainPath("css").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath((out_pth.output_root).chainPath("css")).array;
       }
       string fn_seg_css() {
-        return css.chainPath("html_seg.css").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(css.chainPath("html_seg.css")).array;
       }
       string fn_scroll_css() {
-        return css.chainPath("html_scroll.css").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(css.chainPath("html_scroll.css")).array;
       }
       string seg(string fn_src) {
-        return base.chainPath(base_filename(fn_src)).array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(base.chainPath(base_filename(fn_src))).array;
       }
       string fn_scroll(string fn_src) {
-        return base.chainPath(base_filename(fn_src) ~ suffix).array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(base.chainPath(base_filename(fn_src) ~ suffix)).array;
       }
       string fn_seg(string fn_src, string seg_filename) {
-        return seg(fn_src).chainPath(seg_filename ~ suffix).array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(seg(fn_src).chainPath(seg_filename ~ suffix)).array;
       }
     }
     return _PathsStruct();
@@ -711,57 +717,57 @@ template SiSUpathsHTML() {
 template SiSUpathsEPUB() {
   mixin SiSUrgxInit;
   static auto rgx = Rgx();
-  auto SiSUpathsEPUB(Ps,Lng)(
-    Ps  src_pth_info,
+  auto SiSUpathsEPUB(Po,Lng)(
+    Po  output_pth_root,
     Lng lng,
   ) {
-    auto out_pth = SiSUoutPaths!()(src_pth_info, lng);
+    auto out_pth = SiSUoutPaths!()( output_pth_root, lng);
     string base_dir = "epub";
     struct _PathsStruct {
       string base() {
-        return (out_pth.output_base).chainPath(base_dir).array;
+        return asNormalizedPath((out_pth.output_base).chainPath(base_dir)).array;
       }
       string base_filename(string fn_src) {
         return fn_src.baseName.stripExtension;
       }
       string epub_file(string fn_src) {
-        return base.chainPath(base_filename(fn_src) ~ ".epub").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(base.chainPath(base_filename(fn_src) ~ ".epub")).array;
       }
       string dirtop() {
         return "".chainPath("").array;
       }
       string doc_meta_inf(string fn_src) {
-        return dirtop.chainPath("META-INF").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(dirtop.chainPath("META-INF")).array;
       }
       string doc_oebps(string fn_src) {
-        return dirtop.chainPath("OEBPS").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(dirtop.chainPath("OEBPS")).array;
       }
       string doc_oebps_css(string fn_src) {
-        return doc_oebps(fn_src).chainPath("css").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(doc_oebps(fn_src).chainPath("css")).array;
       }
       string doc_oebps_image(string fn_src) {
-        return doc_oebps(fn_src).chainPath("image").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(doc_oebps(fn_src).chainPath("image")).array;
       }
       string fn_mimetypes(string fn_src) {
-        return dirtop.chainPath("mimetypes").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(dirtop.chainPath("mimetypes")).array;
       }
       string fn_dmi_container_xml(string fn_src) {
-        return doc_meta_inf(fn_src).chainPath("container.xml").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(doc_meta_inf(fn_src).chainPath("container.xml")).array;
       }
       string fn_oebps_toc_nav_xhtml(string fn_src) {
-        return doc_oebps(fn_src).chainPath("toc_nav.xhtml").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(doc_oebps(fn_src).chainPath("toc_nav.xhtml")).array;
       }
       string fn_oebps_toc_ncx(string fn_src) {
-        return doc_oebps(fn_src).chainPath("toc.ncx").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(doc_oebps(fn_src).chainPath("toc.ncx")).array;
       }
       string fn_oebps_content_opf(string fn_src) {
-        return doc_oebps(fn_src).chainPath("content.opf").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(doc_oebps(fn_src).chainPath("content.opf")).array;
       }
       string fn_oebps_content_xhtml(string fn_src, string seg_filename) {
-        return doc_oebps(fn_src).chainPath(seg_filename ~ ".xhtml").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(doc_oebps(fn_src).chainPath(seg_filename ~ ".xhtml")).array;
       }
       string fn_oebps_css(string fn_src) {
-        return doc_oebps_css(fn_src).chainPath("epub.css").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(doc_oebps_css(fn_src).chainPath("epub.css")).array;
       }
       debug(epub_output) {
         string dbg_docdir(string fn_src) {
@@ -818,24 +824,24 @@ template SiSUpathsEPUB() {
 template SiSUpathsSQLiteDiscrete() {
   mixin SiSUrgxInit;
   static auto rgx = Rgx();
-  auto SiSUpathsSQLiteDiscrete(Ps,Lng)(
-    Ps  src_pth_info,
+  auto SiSUpathsSQLiteDiscrete(Po,Lng)(
+    Po  output_pth_root,
     Lng lng,
   ) {
-    auto out_pth = SiSUoutPaths!()(src_pth_info, lng);
+    auto out_pth = SiSUoutPaths!()(output_pth_root, lng);
     string base_dir = "sqlite";
     struct _PathsStruct {
       string base_filename(string fn_src) {
         return fn_src.baseName.stripExtension;
       }
       string base() {
-        return (out_pth.output_base).chainPath(base_dir).array;
+        return asNormalizedPath((out_pth.output_base).chainPath(base_dir)).array;
       }
       string seg(string fn_src) {
-        return base.chainPath(base_filename(fn_src)).array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(base.chainPath(base_filename(fn_src))).array;
       }
       string sqlite_file(string fn_src) {
-        return base.chainPath(base_filename(fn_src) ~ ".sqlite").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(base.chainPath(base_filename(fn_src) ~ ".sqlite")).array;
       }
     }
     return _PathsStruct();
@@ -850,24 +856,24 @@ template SiSUpathsSQLiteDiscrete() {
 template SiSUpathsSQLite() {
   mixin SiSUrgxInit;
   static auto rgx = Rgx();
-  auto SiSUpathsSQLite(Ps,Lng)(
-    Ps  src_pth_info,
+  auto SiSUpathsSQLite(Po,Lng)(
+    Po  output_pth_root,
     Lng lng,
   ) {
-    auto out_pth = SiSUoutPaths!()(src_pth_info, lng);
+    auto out_pth = SiSUoutPaths!()(output_pth_root, lng);
     string base_dir = "sqlite";
     struct _PathsStruct {
       string base_filename(string fn_src) {
         return fn_src.baseName.stripExtension;
       }
       string base() {
-        return (out_pth.output_base).chainPath(base_dir).array;
+        return asNormalizedPath((out_pth.output_base).chainPath(base_dir)).array;
       }
       string seg(string fn_src) {
-        return base.chainPath(base_filename(fn_src)).array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(base.chainPath(base_filename(fn_src))).array;
       }
       string sqlite_file(string fn_src) {
-        return base.chainPath(base_filename(fn_src) ~ ".sqlite").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(base.chainPath(base_filename(fn_src) ~ ".sqlite")).array;
       }
     }
     return _PathsStruct();
diff --git a/org/output_sqlite.org b/org/output_sqlite.org
index 14b6577..6d929a6 100644
--- a/org/output_sqlite.org
+++ b/org/output_sqlite.org
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ auto html_table(O)(
 
 #+name: sqlite_db_initialize
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto pth_sqlite = SiSUpathsSQLite!()(doc_matters.src_path_info, doc_matters.language);
+auto pth_sqlite = SiSUpathsSQLite!()(doc_matters.output_path, doc_matters.language);
 auto db = Database(pth_sqlite.sqlite_file(doc_matters.environment.pwd.baseName));
 // auto db = Database(":memory:"); // open database in memory
 if (doc_matters.opt_action.sqlite_create) {
diff --git a/org/output_sqlite_discrete.org b/org/output_sqlite_discrete.org
index 957b6e8..056e691 100644
--- a/org/output_sqlite_discrete.org
+++ b/org/output_sqlite_discrete.org
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ auto html_table(O)(
 
 #+name: sqlite_db_initialize
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto pth_sqlite = SiSUpathsSQLiteDiscrete!()(doc_matters.src_path_info, doc_matters.language);
+auto pth_sqlite = SiSUpathsSQLiteDiscrete!()(doc_matters.output_path, doc_matters.language);
 auto db = Database(pth_sqlite.sqlite_file(doc_matters.source_filename));
 // auto db = Database(":memory:"); // open database in memory
 db.run("
diff --git a/org/output_xmls.org b/org/output_xmls.org
index bcf8d8d..c73b42c 100644
--- a/org/output_xmls.org
+++ b/org/output_xmls.org
@@ -1474,15 +1474,12 @@ void scroll_write_output(M,C)(
   debug(asserts) {
     static assert(is(typeof(doc)    == string[]));
   }
-  string fn_src = doc_matters.source_filename;
-  auto src_path_info = doc_matters.src_path_info;
-  string lng = doc_matters.language;
-  auto pth_html = SiSUpathsHTML!()(src_path_info, lng);
+  auto pth_html = SiSUpathsHTML!()(doc_matters.output_path, doc_matters.language);
   try {
     if (!exists(pth_html.base)) {
       pth_html.base.mkdirRecurse;
     }
-    auto f = File(pth_html.fn_scroll(fn_src), "w");
+    auto f = File(pth_html.fn_scroll(doc_matters.source_filename), "w");
     foreach (o; doc) {
       f.writeln(o);
     }
@@ -1490,7 +1487,7 @@ void scroll_write_output(M,C)(
   catch (ErrnoException ex) {
     // Handle error
   }
-  writeln(" ", doc_matters.environment.pwd,  "/", pth_html.fn_scroll(fn_src));
+  writeln(" ", pth_html.fn_scroll(doc_matters.source_filename));
 }
 #+END_SRC
 
@@ -1739,9 +1736,7 @@ void seg_write_output(M,D,E)(
   }
   mixin SiSUoutputRgxInit;
   auto rgx = Rgx();
-  auto src_path_info = doc_matters.src_path_info;
-  string lng = doc_matters.language;
-  auto pth_html = SiSUpathsHTML!()(src_path_info, lng);
+  auto pth_html = SiSUpathsHTML!()(doc_matters.output_path, doc_matters.language);
   auto xhtml_format = outputXHTMLs();
   auto m = doc_matters.source_filename.matchFirst(rgx.src_fn);
   try {
@@ -1762,7 +1757,7 @@ void seg_write_output(M,D,E)(
   catch (ErrnoException ex) {
     // handle error
   }
-  writeln(" ", doc_matters.environment.pwd,  "/", pth_html.fn_seg(doc_matters.source_filename, "toc"));
+  writeln(" ", pth_html.fn_seg(doc_matters.source_filename, "toc"));
 }
 #+END_SRC
 
@@ -1774,7 +1769,7 @@ void css(M)(
   auto return ref M          doc_matters,
 ) {
   auto css = SiSUcss();
-  auto pth_html = SiSUpathsHTML!()(doc_matters.src_path_info, doc_matters.language);
+  auto pth_html = SiSUpathsHTML!()(doc_matters.output_path, doc_matters.language);
   try {
     if (!exists(pth_html.css)) {
       (pth_html.css).mkdirRecurse;
@@ -1869,7 +1864,7 @@ xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:container">
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
 string epub3_oebps_content(D,I,P)(D doc_abstraction, I doc_matters, P parts) {
   auto xhtml_format = outputXHTMLs();
-  auto pth_epub3 = SiSUpathsEPUB!()(doc_matters.src_path_info, doc_matters.language);
+  auto pth_epub3 = SiSUpathsEPUB!()(doc_matters.output_path, doc_matters.language);
   string uuid = "18275d951861c77f78acd05672c9906924c59f18a2e0ba06dad95959693e9bd8"; // TODO sort uuid in doc_matters!
   string content = format(q"¶  <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
 <package xmlns="http://www.idpf.org/2007/opf" version="2.0" unique-identifier="EPB-UUID">
@@ -2458,9 +2453,7 @@ void epub3_write_output_files(M,D,E,Mt,Mic,Otnx,Otn,Oc)(
     static assert(is(typeof(oebps_toc_ncx)          == string));
     static assert(is(typeof(oebps_content_opf)      == string));
   }
-  auto src_path_info = doc_matters.src_path_info;
-  string lng = doc_matters.language;
-  auto pth_epub3 = SiSUpathsEPUB!()(src_path_info, lng);
+  auto pth_epub3 = SiSUpathsEPUB!()(doc_matters.output_path, doc_matters.language);
   auto xhtml_format = outputXHTMLs();
   /+ zip file +/
   auto fn_epub = pth_epub3.epub_file(doc_matters.source_filename);
@@ -2632,7 +2625,7 @@ void epub3_write_output_files(M,D,E,Mt,Mic,Otnx,Otn,Oc)(
   catch (ErrnoException ex) {
     // Handle error
   }
-  writeln(" ", doc_matters.environment.pwd,  "/", fn_epub);
+  writeln(" ", fn_epub);
 #+END_SRC
 
 ** zip debug, read zip  archive
diff --git a/org/sdp.org b/org/sdp.org
index 27b6cc8..4afed8b 100644
--- a/org/sdp.org
+++ b/org/sdp.org
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ struct Version {
   int minor;
   int patch;
 }
-enum ver = Version(0, 23, 0);
+enum ver = Version(0, 23, 1);
 #+END_SRC
 
 ** compilation restrictions (supported compilers)
diff --git a/src/sdp/output/epub3.d b/src/sdp/output/epub3.d
index e31d114..2641784 100644
--- a/src/sdp/output/epub3.d
+++ b/src/sdp/output/epub3.d
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ template outputEPub3() {
   }
   string epub3_oebps_content(D,I,P)(D doc_abstraction, I doc_matters, P parts) {
     auto xhtml_format = outputXHTMLs();
-    auto pth_epub3 = SiSUpathsEPUB!()(doc_matters.src_path_info, doc_matters.language);
+    auto pth_epub3 = SiSUpathsEPUB!()(doc_matters.output_path, doc_matters.language);
     string uuid = "18275d951861c77f78acd05672c9906924c59f18a2e0ba06dad95959693e9bd8"; // TODO sort uuid in doc_matters!
     string content = format(q"¶  <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
   <package xmlns="http://www.idpf.org/2007/opf" version="2.0" unique-identifier="EPB-UUID">
@@ -591,9 +591,7 @@ template outputEPub3() {
       static assert(is(typeof(oebps_toc_ncx)          == string));
       static assert(is(typeof(oebps_content_opf)      == string));
     }
-    auto src_path_info = doc_matters.src_path_info;
-    string lng = doc_matters.language;
-    auto pth_epub3 = SiSUpathsEPUB!()(src_path_info, lng);
+    auto pth_epub3 = SiSUpathsEPUB!()(doc_matters.output_path, doc_matters.language);
     auto xhtml_format = outputXHTMLs();
     /+ zip file +/
     auto fn_epub = pth_epub3.epub_file(doc_matters.source_filename);
@@ -765,7 +763,7 @@ template outputEPub3() {
     catch (ErrnoException ex) {
       // Handle error
     }
-    writeln(" ", doc_matters.environment.pwd,  "/", fn_epub);
+    writeln(" ", fn_epub);
     debug(epub_archive) {
       if (exists(fn_epub)) {
         try {
diff --git a/src/sdp/output/html.d b/src/sdp/output/html.d
index a422a81..6767e11 100644
--- a/src/sdp/output/html.d
+++ b/src/sdp/output/html.d
@@ -165,15 +165,12 @@ template outputHTML() {
     debug(asserts) {
       static assert(is(typeof(doc)    == string[]));
     }
-    string fn_src = doc_matters.source_filename;
-    auto src_path_info = doc_matters.src_path_info;
-    string lng = doc_matters.language;
-    auto pth_html = SiSUpathsHTML!()(src_path_info, lng);
+    auto pth_html = SiSUpathsHTML!()(doc_matters.output_path, doc_matters.language);
     try {
       if (!exists(pth_html.base)) {
         pth_html.base.mkdirRecurse;
       }
-      auto f = File(pth_html.fn_scroll(fn_src), "w");
+      auto f = File(pth_html.fn_scroll(doc_matters.source_filename), "w");
       foreach (o; doc) {
         f.writeln(o);
       }
@@ -181,7 +178,7 @@ template outputHTML() {
     catch (ErrnoException ex) {
       // Handle error
     }
-    writeln(" ", doc_matters.environment.pwd,  "/", pth_html.fn_scroll(fn_src));
+    writeln(" ", pth_html.fn_scroll(doc_matters.source_filename));
   }
   void seg(D,I)(
     auto return ref const D    doc_abstraction,
@@ -417,9 +414,7 @@ template outputHTML() {
     }
     mixin SiSUoutputRgxInit;
     auto rgx = Rgx();
-    auto src_path_info = doc_matters.src_path_info;
-    string lng = doc_matters.language;
-    auto pth_html = SiSUpathsHTML!()(src_path_info, lng);
+    auto pth_html = SiSUpathsHTML!()(doc_matters.output_path, doc_matters.language);
     auto xhtml_format = outputXHTMLs();
     auto m = doc_matters.source_filename.matchFirst(rgx.src_fn);
     try {
@@ -440,13 +435,13 @@ template outputHTML() {
     catch (ErrnoException ex) {
       // handle error
     }
-    writeln(" ", doc_matters.environment.pwd,  "/", pth_html.fn_seg(doc_matters.source_filename, "toc"));
+    writeln(" ", pth_html.fn_seg(doc_matters.source_filename, "toc"));
   }
   void css(M)(
     auto return ref M          doc_matters,
   ) {
     auto css = SiSUcss();
-    auto pth_html = SiSUpathsHTML!()(doc_matters.src_path_info, doc_matters.language);
+    auto pth_html = SiSUpathsHTML!()(doc_matters.output_path, doc_matters.language);
     try {
       if (!exists(pth_html.css)) {
         (pth_html.css).mkdirRecurse;
diff --git a/src/sdp/output/paths_output.d b/src/sdp/output/paths_output.d
index accfcaf..4a1c2e4 100644
--- a/src/sdp/output/paths_output.d
+++ b/src/sdp/output/paths_output.d
@@ -8,16 +8,22 @@ import std.array,
   std.stdio;
 import sdp.meta.rgx;
 template SiSUoutPaths() {
-  auto SiSUoutPaths(Ps,Lng)(
-    Ps  src_pth_info,
+  auto SiSUoutPaths(Po,Lng)(
+    Po  output_pth_root,
     Lng lng,
   ) {
     struct _PathsStruct {
       string output_root() {
-        return "sisugen";
+        string out_root_;
+        if (output_pth_root.length > 0) {
+          out_root_ = output_pth_root;
+        } else {
+          out_root_ = "sisugen";
+        }
+        return out_root_;
       }
       string output_base() {
-        return output_root.chainPath(lng).array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(output_root.chainPath(lng)).array;
       }
     }
     return _PathsStruct();
@@ -26,11 +32,11 @@ template SiSUoutPaths() {
 template SiSUpathsHTML() {
   mixin SiSUrgxInit;
   static auto rgx = Rgx();
-  auto SiSUpathsHTML(Ps,Lng)(
-    Ps  src_pth_info,
+  auto SiSUpathsHTML(Po,Lng)(
+    Po  output_pth_root,
     Lng lng,
   ) {
-    auto out_pth = SiSUoutPaths!()(src_pth_info, lng);
+    auto out_pth = SiSUoutPaths!()(output_pth_root, lng);
     string base_dir = "html";
     string suffix = ".html";
     struct _PathsStruct {
@@ -38,28 +44,28 @@ template SiSUpathsHTML() {
         return fn_src.baseName.stripExtension;
       }
       string base() {
-        return (out_pth.output_base).chainPath(base_dir).array;
+        return asNormalizedPath((out_pth.output_base).chainPath(base_dir)).array;
       }
       string image() {
-        return (out_pth.output_root).chainPath("image").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath((out_pth.output_root).chainPath("image")).array;
       }
       string css() {
-        return (out_pth.output_root).chainPath("css").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath((out_pth.output_root).chainPath("css")).array;
       }
       string fn_seg_css() {
-        return css.chainPath("html_seg.css").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(css.chainPath("html_seg.css")).array;
       }
       string fn_scroll_css() {
-        return css.chainPath("html_scroll.css").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(css.chainPath("html_scroll.css")).array;
       }
       string seg(string fn_src) {
-        return base.chainPath(base_filename(fn_src)).array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(base.chainPath(base_filename(fn_src))).array;
       }
       string fn_scroll(string fn_src) {
-        return base.chainPath(base_filename(fn_src) ~ suffix).array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(base.chainPath(base_filename(fn_src) ~ suffix)).array;
       }
       string fn_seg(string fn_src, string seg_filename) {
-        return seg(fn_src).chainPath(seg_filename ~ suffix).array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(seg(fn_src).chainPath(seg_filename ~ suffix)).array;
       }
     }
     return _PathsStruct();
@@ -68,57 +74,57 @@ template SiSUpathsHTML() {
 template SiSUpathsEPUB() {
   mixin SiSUrgxInit;
   static auto rgx = Rgx();
-  auto SiSUpathsEPUB(Ps,Lng)(
-    Ps  src_pth_info,
+  auto SiSUpathsEPUB(Po,Lng)(
+    Po  output_pth_root,
     Lng lng,
   ) {
-    auto out_pth = SiSUoutPaths!()(src_pth_info, lng);
+    auto out_pth = SiSUoutPaths!()( output_pth_root, lng);
     string base_dir = "epub";
     struct _PathsStruct {
       string base() {
-        return (out_pth.output_base).chainPath(base_dir).array;
+        return asNormalizedPath((out_pth.output_base).chainPath(base_dir)).array;
       }
       string base_filename(string fn_src) {
         return fn_src.baseName.stripExtension;
       }
       string epub_file(string fn_src) {
-        return base.chainPath(base_filename(fn_src) ~ ".epub").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(base.chainPath(base_filename(fn_src) ~ ".epub")).array;
       }
       string dirtop() {
         return "".chainPath("").array;
       }
       string doc_meta_inf(string fn_src) {
-        return dirtop.chainPath("META-INF").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(dirtop.chainPath("META-INF")).array;
       }
       string doc_oebps(string fn_src) {
-        return dirtop.chainPath("OEBPS").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(dirtop.chainPath("OEBPS")).array;
       }
       string doc_oebps_css(string fn_src) {
-        return doc_oebps(fn_src).chainPath("css").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(doc_oebps(fn_src).chainPath("css")).array;
       }
       string doc_oebps_image(string fn_src) {
-        return doc_oebps(fn_src).chainPath("image").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(doc_oebps(fn_src).chainPath("image")).array;
       }
       string fn_mimetypes(string fn_src) {
-        return dirtop.chainPath("mimetypes").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(dirtop.chainPath("mimetypes")).array;
       }
       string fn_dmi_container_xml(string fn_src) {
-        return doc_meta_inf(fn_src).chainPath("container.xml").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(doc_meta_inf(fn_src).chainPath("container.xml")).array;
       }
       string fn_oebps_toc_nav_xhtml(string fn_src) {
-        return doc_oebps(fn_src).chainPath("toc_nav.xhtml").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(doc_oebps(fn_src).chainPath("toc_nav.xhtml")).array;
       }
       string fn_oebps_toc_ncx(string fn_src) {
-        return doc_oebps(fn_src).chainPath("toc.ncx").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(doc_oebps(fn_src).chainPath("toc.ncx")).array;
       }
       string fn_oebps_content_opf(string fn_src) {
-        return doc_oebps(fn_src).chainPath("content.opf").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(doc_oebps(fn_src).chainPath("content.opf")).array;
       }
       string fn_oebps_content_xhtml(string fn_src, string seg_filename) {
-        return doc_oebps(fn_src).chainPath(seg_filename ~ ".xhtml").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(doc_oebps(fn_src).chainPath(seg_filename ~ ".xhtml")).array;
       }
       string fn_oebps_css(string fn_src) {
-        return doc_oebps_css(fn_src).chainPath("epub.css").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(doc_oebps_css(fn_src).chainPath("epub.css")).array;
       }
       debug(epub_output) {
         string dbg_docdir(string fn_src) {
@@ -168,24 +174,24 @@ template SiSUpathsEPUB() {
 template SiSUpathsSQLiteDiscrete() {
   mixin SiSUrgxInit;
   static auto rgx = Rgx();
-  auto SiSUpathsSQLiteDiscrete(Ps,Lng)(
-    Ps  src_pth_info,
+  auto SiSUpathsSQLiteDiscrete(Po,Lng)(
+    Po  output_pth_root,
     Lng lng,
   ) {
-    auto out_pth = SiSUoutPaths!()(src_pth_info, lng);
+    auto out_pth = SiSUoutPaths!()(output_pth_root, lng);
     string base_dir = "sqlite";
     struct _PathsStruct {
       string base_filename(string fn_src) {
         return fn_src.baseName.stripExtension;
       }
       string base() {
-        return (out_pth.output_base).chainPath(base_dir).array;
+        return asNormalizedPath((out_pth.output_base).chainPath(base_dir)).array;
       }
       string seg(string fn_src) {
-        return base.chainPath(base_filename(fn_src)).array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(base.chainPath(base_filename(fn_src))).array;
       }
       string sqlite_file(string fn_src) {
-        return base.chainPath(base_filename(fn_src) ~ ".sqlite").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(base.chainPath(base_filename(fn_src) ~ ".sqlite")).array;
       }
     }
     return _PathsStruct();
@@ -194,24 +200,24 @@ template SiSUpathsSQLiteDiscrete() {
 template SiSUpathsSQLite() {
   mixin SiSUrgxInit;
   static auto rgx = Rgx();
-  auto SiSUpathsSQLite(Ps,Lng)(
-    Ps  src_pth_info,
+  auto SiSUpathsSQLite(Po,Lng)(
+    Po  output_pth_root,
     Lng lng,
   ) {
-    auto out_pth = SiSUoutPaths!()(src_pth_info, lng);
+    auto out_pth = SiSUoutPaths!()(output_pth_root, lng);
     string base_dir = "sqlite";
     struct _PathsStruct {
       string base_filename(string fn_src) {
         return fn_src.baseName.stripExtension;
       }
       string base() {
-        return (out_pth.output_base).chainPath(base_dir).array;
+        return asNormalizedPath((out_pth.output_base).chainPath(base_dir)).array;
       }
       string seg(string fn_src) {
-        return base.chainPath(base_filename(fn_src)).array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(base.chainPath(base_filename(fn_src))).array;
       }
       string sqlite_file(string fn_src) {
-        return base.chainPath(base_filename(fn_src) ~ ".sqlite").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(base.chainPath(base_filename(fn_src) ~ ".sqlite")).array;
       }
     }
     return _PathsStruct();
diff --git a/src/sdp/output/paths_source.d b/src/sdp/output/paths_source.d
index 967a632..0a8b447 100644
--- a/src/sdp/output/paths_source.d
+++ b/src/sdp/output/paths_source.d
@@ -203,25 +203,25 @@ template SiSUpathsSRC() {
         return "sisudoc";
       }
       auto media_root() {
-        return doc_root.chainPath("media").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(doc_root.chainPath("media")).array;
       }
       auto conf_root() {
-        return doc_root.chainPath("conf").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(doc_root.chainPath("conf")).array;
       }
       auto text_root() {
-        return media_root.chainPath("text").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(media_root.chainPath("text")).array;
       }
       auto image_root() {
-        return media_root.chainPath("image").array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(media_root.chainPath("image")).array;
       }
       auto doc_src_fn_with_path_for_text_root_and_lng() {
-        return text_root.chainPath(language).array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(text_root.chainPath(language)).array;
       }
       auto doc_src_with_relative_path() {
-        return pwd.chainPath(_fn_src_and_relative_path).array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(pwd.chainPath(_fn_src_and_relative_path)).array;
       }
       auto doc_src_fn() {
-        return _fn_src_and_relative_path.baseName.array;
+        return asNormalizedPath(_fn_src_and_relative_path.baseName).array;
       }
     }
     return SisuSrcPaths();
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ template SiSUpathsSisupods() {
       }
       auto pod_root(string fn_src) {
         auto pth_1_ = "";
-        auto pth_2_ = base(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath("").array; // "sisudoc"
+        auto pth_2_ = asNormalizedPath(base(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath("")).array; // "sisudoc"
         struct _pods {
           auto zpod() {
             return pth_1_;
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ template SiSUpathsSisupods() {
       auto conf_root(string fn_src) {
         auto pod_root_ = pod_root(fn_src);
         auto pth_1_ = "conf";
-        auto pth_2_ = pod_root(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath("conf").array;
+        auto pth_2_ = asNormalizedPath(pod_root(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath("conf")).array;
         struct _pods {
           auto zpod() {
             return pth_1_;
@@ -369,8 +369,8 @@ template SiSUpathsSisupods() {
       }
       auto css(string fn_src) {
         auto pod_root_ = pod_root(fn_src);
-        auto pth_1_ = conf_root(fn_src).zpod.chainPath("css").array;
-        auto pth_2_ = conf_root(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath("css").array;
+        auto pth_1_ = asNormalizedPath(conf_root(fn_src).zpod.chainPath("css")).array;
+        auto pth_2_ = asNormalizedPath(conf_root(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath("css")).array;
         struct _pods {
           auto zpod() {
             return pth_1_;
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ template SiSUpathsSisupods() {
       auto media_root(string fn_src) {
         auto pod_root_ = pod_root(fn_src);
         auto pth_1_ = "media";
-        auto pth_2_ = pod_root(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath("media").array;
+        auto pth_2_ = asNormalizedPath(pod_root(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath("media")).array;
         struct _pods {
           auto zpod() {
             return pth_1_;
@@ -399,8 +399,8 @@ template SiSUpathsSisupods() {
       }
       auto text_root(string fn_src) {
         auto pod_root_ = pod_root(fn_src);
-        auto pth_1_ = media_root(fn_src).zpod.chainPath("text").array;
-        auto pth_2_ = media_root(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath("text").array;
+        auto pth_1_ = asNormalizedPath(media_root(fn_src).zpod.chainPath("text")).array;
+        auto pth_2_ = asNormalizedPath(media_root(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath("text")).array;
         struct _pods {
           auto zpod() {
             return pth_1_;
@@ -429,8 +429,8 @@ template SiSUpathsSisupods() {
       }
       auto doc_lng(string fn_src, string lng) {
         auto pod_root_ = pod_root(fn_src);
-        auto pth_1_ = text_root(fn_src).zpod.chainPath(lng).array;
-        auto pth_2_ = text_root(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath(lng).array;
+        auto pth_1_ = asNormalizedPath(text_root(fn_src).zpod.chainPath(lng)).array;
+        auto pth_2_ = asNormalizedPath(text_root(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath(lng)).array;
         struct _pods {
           auto zpod() {
             return pth_1_;
@@ -444,8 +444,8 @@ template SiSUpathsSisupods() {
       }
       auto image_root(string fn_src) {
         auto pod_root_ = pod_root(fn_src);
-        auto pth_1_ = media_root(fn_src).zpod.chainPath("image").array;
-        auto pth_2_ = media_root(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath("image").array;
+        auto pth_1_ = asNormalizedPath(media_root(fn_src).zpod.chainPath("image")).array;
+        auto pth_2_ = asNormalizedPath(media_root(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath("image")).array;
         struct _pods {
           auto zpod() {
             return pth_1_;
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ template SiSUpathsSisupods() {
         auto pod_root_ = pod_root(fn_src);
         auto _manifest = PodManifest!()(fn_src).pod_manifest_filename;
         auto pth_1_ = _manifest;
-        auto pth_2_ = pod_root(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath(_manifest).array;
+        auto pth_2_ = asNormalizedPath(pod_root(fn_src).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath(_manifest)).array;
         struct _pods {
           auto zpod() {
             return pth_1_;
@@ -475,8 +475,8 @@ template SiSUpathsSisupods() {
       }
       auto fn_doc(string fn_src, string lng) {
         auto pod_root_ = pod_root(fn_src);
-        auto pth_1_ = doc_lng(fn_src, lng).zpod.chainPath(fn_src.baseName).array;
-        auto pth_2_ = doc_lng(fn_src, lng).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath(fn_src.baseName).array;
+        auto pth_1_ = asNormalizedPath(doc_lng(fn_src, lng).zpod.chainPath(fn_src.baseName)).array;
+        auto pth_2_ = asNormalizedPath(doc_lng(fn_src, lng).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath(fn_src.baseName)).array;
         struct _pods {
           auto zpod() {
             return pth_1_;
@@ -490,8 +490,8 @@ template SiSUpathsSisupods() {
       }
       auto fn_doc_insert(string fn_src, string fn_insert, string lng) {
         auto pod_root_ = pod_root(fn_src);
-        auto pth_1_ = doc_lng(fn_src, lng).zpod.chainPath(fn_insert.baseName).array;
-        auto pth_2_ = doc_lng(fn_src, lng).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath(fn_insert.baseName).array;
+        auto pth_1_ = asNormalizedPath(doc_lng(fn_src, lng).zpod.chainPath(fn_insert.baseName)).array;
+        auto pth_2_ = asNormalizedPath(doc_lng(fn_src, lng).filesystem_open_zpod.chainPath(fn_insert.baseName)).array;
         struct _pods {
           auto zpod() {
             return pth_1_;
diff --git a/src/sdp/output/sqlite.d b/src/sdp/output/sqlite.d
index ee44d8a..5804da7 100644
--- a/src/sdp/output/sqlite.d
+++ b/src/sdp/output/sqlite.d
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ template SQLiteBuildTablesAndPopulate() {
       Statement SQLiteInstruct(I)(
         auto ref              I    doc_matters,
       ) {
-        auto pth_sqlite = SiSUpathsSQLite!()(doc_matters.src_path_info, doc_matters.language);
+        auto pth_sqlite = SiSUpathsSQLite!()(doc_matters.output_path, doc_matters.language);
         auto db = Database(pth_sqlite.sqlite_file(doc_matters.environment.pwd.baseName));
         // auto db = Database(":memory:"); // open database in memory
         if (doc_matters.opt_action.sqlite_create) {
diff --git a/src/sdp/output/sqlite_discrete.d b/src/sdp/output/sqlite_discrete.d
index 7415f4c..f97692f 100644
--- a/src/sdp/output/sqlite_discrete.d
+++ b/src/sdp/output/sqlite_discrete.d
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ template SQLiteDiscreteBuildTablesAndPopulate() {
       Statement SQLiteInstruct(I)(
         auto ref              I    doc_matters,
       ) {
-        auto pth_sqlite = SiSUpathsSQLiteDiscrete!()(doc_matters.src_path_info, doc_matters.language);
+        auto pth_sqlite = SiSUpathsSQLiteDiscrete!()(doc_matters.output_path, doc_matters.language);
         auto db = Database(pth_sqlite.sqlite_file(doc_matters.source_filename));
         // auto db = Database(":memory:"); // open database in memory
         db.run("
diff --git a/views/version.txt b/views/version.txt
index 12e05c9..df1ff31 100644
--- a/views/version.txt
+++ b/views/version.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ struct Version {
   int minor;
   int patch;
 }
-enum ver = Version(0, 23, 0);
+enum ver = Version(0, 23, 1);
 version (Posix) {
   version (DigitalMars) {
   } else version (LDC) {